| 1906:
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Tommy Hilfiger opens his first stall in Leeds market, charging one penny
a designer sweatshirt.
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| 1914: |
Abstract expressionist Piet Mondriaan, experimenting with geometric
blocks of pink and yellow accidentally invents Battenburg cake.
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| 1922:
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Synthetic coleslaw frees mankind from the tyranny of inferior cabbage/carrot
mixes.
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| 1935:
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After his brother is killed in a freak zipping accident Dr. Carruthers
H. Velcro starts work on his groundbreaking fastener.
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| 1939-45: |
The Second World War brings many technological developments, including
radar, the jet engine and wetwipes.
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| 1944:
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The Butler Education Act ushers in the first use of leather elbow patches
for teacher’s jackets.
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| 1947:
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Lawrence Rayma Frisbee invents the frisbee. The test flight at Roswell,
New Mexico is widely misinterpreted.
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| 1950: |
Sir Jesse Xerox brings the age-old dream of cheap photocopying to the
masses.
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| 1965: |
Dr. Christian Baarnard performs the world’s first successful transplant
of an aubergine.
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| 1969: |
Keith Armstrong becomes the first man to walk on the moon as a direct
result of America’s teflon frying pan program.
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